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Richard Hamming

American mathematician and information theorist (1915–1998)

Born: February 11, 1915 (1915) · Chicago
Died: January 7, 1998 (1998) · Monterey
Age at death: 82 years
Cause of death: myocardial infarction
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality United States
Occupation university teacher, engineer, mathematician, computer scientist
Field of work mathematics, telecommunications, informatics, information theory
Education University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Crane High School
Employer Bell Labs, University of Louisville, Naval Postgraduate School, Manhattan Project, University of Illinois system
Position held chairperson
Gender male

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Source: Wikidata Q92619